tricorn
having three horns or hornlike projections; three-cornered.
Also tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
Origin of tricorn
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How to use tricorn in a sentence
Back in the tricorn-hat days, having such a long “lame duck” period after an election wasn’t that big of a deal.
Why March 4 matters to QAnon extremists, leading to fears of another Capitol attack | Gillian Brockell | March 4, 2021 | Washington PostNeither author, for instance, subjected readers to puffed-up cartoon versions of themselves sporting a tricorn hat.
Rush Limbaugh Has No Business Teaching History to Our Kids | Michelle Cottle | September 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut at least one man in the crowd, wearing an "End the Fed" T shirt and a tricorn hat argued for common cause with the Tea Party.
Were there protest marches, mass donnings of tricorn hats, nullification threats from states regarding federal legislation?
The right wing should ditch the tricorn hats and replace them with mirrored sunglasses.
And he swept his tricorn hat off his close-clipped white head.
The Wolf Cub | Patrick CaseyVigorously the old sergeant nodded his polished tricorn hat.
The Wolf Cub | Patrick CaseyA tricorn trimmed with gold lace was set at a rakish angle over a wig of white curls that dropped down to his waist.
The Adventures of Pinocchio | C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo LorenziniFrom his tricorn hat still hung down, behind his head, a sun shield of white linen cloth.
The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey
British Dictionary definitions for tricorn
/ (ˈtraɪˌkɔːn) /
a cocked hat with opposing brims turned back and caught in three places
an imaginary animal having three horns
having three horns or corners
Origin of tricorn
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